महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-51, verse-15

जनमेजय उवाच ।
बालाभिरूपस्य तवाप्रमेय वरं प्रयच्छामि यथानुरूपम् ।
वृणीष्व यत्तेऽभिमतं हृदि स्थितं तत्ते प्रदास्याम्यपि चेददेयम् ॥१५॥

15. janamejaya uvāca ,
bālābhirūpasya tavāprameya; varaṁ prayacchāmi yathānurūpam ,
vṛṇīṣva yatte'bhimataṁ hṛdi sthitaṁ; tatte pradāsyāmyapi cedadeyam.

15. janamejaya uvāca bāla-abhirūpasya tava
aprameya varaṃ prayacchāmi yathā-anurūpam
vṛṇīṣva yat te abhimataṃ hṛdi
sthitaṃ tat te pradāsyāmi api cet adeyam

15. Janamejaya said: O immeasurable one, I grant you a boon suitable for your youthful, beautiful form. Choose what is desired by you and rests in your heart; I will give you that, even if it is otherwise not to be given.

15. ג׳ַנַמֵג׳ַיַה אמר: הו בעל ערך שאין לו מידה, אתה נראה כנער, ואני אעניק לך משאלה הולמת. בחר את מה שליבך חפץ בו, ואתן לך אותו, גם אם אין זה דבר שנהוג לתת.

Words meanings summery:

• जनमेजय (janamejaya) - The king who is speaking (Janamejaya (name of a king))

• उवाच (uvāca) - Janamejaya said (he said, he spoke)

• बाल-अभिरूपस्य (bāla-abhirūpasya) - Referring to the young Āstīka's appearance (of the youthful and beautiful one)

• तव (tava) - of you (Āstīka) (your, of you)

• अप्रमेय (aprameya) - Addressing Āstīka, recognizing his great wisdom or power despite his youth (O immeasurable one, O incomprehensible one)

• वरं (varaṁ) - the boon offered by Janamejaya (a boon)

• प्रयच्छामि (prayacchāmi) - Janamejaya says 'I grant' (I give, I grant)

• यथा-अनुरूपम् (yathā-anurūpam) - a boon suitable to his form (suitably, appropriately, according to)

• वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - Janamejaya bids Āstīka to choose his boon (choose, ask for, select)

• यत् (yat) - whatever is desired by you (what, which, that (relative pronoun))

• ते (te) - desired by you (agent of passive participle 'abhimataṃ') (by you (instrumental/dative singular of 'tvad'))

• अभिमतं (abhimataṁ) - that which is desired by you (desired, wished, approved)

• हृदि (hṛdi) - that which is in your heart, your deepest desire (in the heart)

• स्थितं (sthitaṁ) - that which is placed/rests in your heart (situated, standing, placed)

• तत् (tat) - that thing which you choose (that (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

• ते (te) - I will give to you (to you (dative singular of 'tvad'))

• प्रदास्यामि (pradāsyāmi) - Janamejaya promises to give (I will give, I will grant)

• अपि (api) - even if it is not to be given (even, also, too)

• चेत् (cet) - even if (if)

• अदेयम् (adeyam) - even if it's something I shouldn't give (not to be given, improper to give)

Words meanings and morphology

जनमेजय (janamejaya) - The king who is speaking (Janamejaya (name of a king))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya (name of a king, son of Parikṣit)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - Janamejaya said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

बाल-अभिरूपस्य (bāla-abhirūpasya) - Referring to the young Āstīka's appearance (of the youthful and beautiful one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bālābhirūpa

bālābhirūpa - having a youthful and beautiful form, fair-formed in youth

Compound type : karmadharaya (bāla+abhirūpa)

• bāla – young, youthful, child, boy
  adjective (masculine)
• abhirūpa – beautiful, handsome, suitable
  adjective
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: rūp (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'tava'.

तव (tava) - of you (Āstīka) (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Genitive singular.

अप्रमेय (aprameya) - Addressing Āstīka, recognizing his great wisdom or power despite his youth (O immeasurable one, O incomprehensible one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of aprameya

aprameya - immeasurable, unlimited, incomprehensible, not to be proved

gerundive/potential participle

Negative particle 'a' + gerundive of pra-mā (to measure)

Prefix: a

Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Addressing Āstīka.

वरं (varaṁ) - the boon offered by Janamejaya (a boon)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, best, excellent

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Object of 'prayacchāmi'.

प्रयच्छामि (prayacchāmi) - Janamejaya says 'I grant' (I give, I grant)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pra-yam

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

यथा-अनुरूपम् (yathā-anurūpam) - a boon suitable to his form (suitably, appropriately, according to)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'prayacchāmi' or 'varaṃ'.

वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - Janamejaya bids Āstīka to choose his boon (choose, ask for, select)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of vṛ

Root: vṛ (class 5)

यत् (yat) - whatever is desired by you (what, which, that (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

Note: Sandhi with following 'te'.

ते (te) - desired by you (agent of passive participle 'abhimataṃ') (by you (instrumental/dative singular of 'tvad'))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Enclitic pronoun.

अभिमतं (abhimataṁ) - that which is desired by you (desired, wished, approved)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhimata

abhimata - desired, wished, approved, consented to

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root man (to think) with prefix abhi.

Prefix: abhi

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'yat'.

हृदि (hṛdi) - that which is in your heart, your deepest desire (in the heart)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, soul

स्थितं (sthitaṁ) - that which is placed/rests in your heart (situated, standing, placed)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, being, abiding, firm, steady

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yat'.

तत् (tat) - that thing which you choose (that (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun to 'yat'. Sandhi with following 'te'.

ते (te) - I will give to you (to you (dative singular of 'tvad'))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Enclitic pronoun.

प्रदास्यामि (pradāsyāmi) - Janamejaya promises to give (I will give, I will grant)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pra-dā

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Sandhi with following 'api'.

अपि (api) - even if it is not to be given (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'cet' to form 'even if'.

चेत् (cet) - even if (if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Sandhi with following 'adeyam'.

अदेयम् (adeyam) - even if it's something I shouldn't give (not to be given, improper to give)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adeya

adeya - not to be given, not fit to be given, improper to give

gerundive/potential participle

Negative particle 'a' + gerundive of root dā (to give)

Prefix: a

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Predicate adjective for an implied 'it'.

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